1. The document provides information on the economic situation in the Netherlands, including average salaries of €27,156 per year, an unemployment rate of 6.9%, and a GDP of €680.30 billion in 2015. 2. It also discusses poverty levels, with over 1.2 million people living in poverty, especially those relying on welfare, single mothers, migrants, and the self-employed. More than 11% of Dutch children live in poverty. 3. The document presents results from a questionnaire on topics like discrimination, poverty, gender issues, and whether school is the appropriate place to discuss social topics.

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Economic situation in the
Netherlands
Presentation Valérie Klaver, Linh Le & Ilse Kuijer

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Table of contents:
1.The Dutch economic situation
2.Answers to the questionnaire

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Salaries in Holland
•The dutch salary average is €2.263 per month, which
would bring us to an average salary of €27.156 a year
•Minimum Salary in Holland:

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Population and unemployment rate:
•Dutch population: about 17 million people
•In Holland, the unemployment rate is 6,9%, which
means there are around 1.173.000 people
unemployed.

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•Unemployment men and women: 15 - 25, 25 - 45, 45 - 65

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Average duration of unemployement
•The Dutch GDP was worth 752.55 billion US dollars in
2015 ( 680.30 billion euros).
•The GDP per head in Holland was 50925,29 US dollars
in 2015 (46036,26 EUR).

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Financial help for unemployment
•The SCP puts the poverty line at €1.040 a month for single
people and €1.430 for a couple.
•A couple with two children is classed as poor if their gross
income is less than €1.960 – or €24.000 per year.

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Families with incomes below the poverty line:
•At least 1.2 million people were living in poverty
in the Netherlands last year
•In particular, people living on welfare benefits,
single mothers and migrants are likely to live in
poverty. A large part of the 348,000 working
poor are self-employed.
•Over 11% of Dutch children are now growing up
in poverty, using the SCP definition.
•Most poor households live in Amsterdam,

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Questionnaire results

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Age of the people who answered this
questionnaire:

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Do you believe that the rich are going richer and
the poor are going poorer?

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Do you think it’s appropriate that governments
provide financial support to…

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How do you think your gender, race,
social/economic position has affected your life
up to now?
Most frequent answers:
•My gender has helped me
•Not much
•Only positive ways
•Pretty much
•A little bit

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In what way does poverty diminish human
dignity?
Most frequent answers:
•It brings insecurities
•It affects your whole carreer/life
•It makes people unable to join social events
•Everybody should be able to afford a normal lifestyle

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Do you think that minorities should be given a
job priority because of their race?

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Do you have a close relative, friend or
classmate who has been discriminated
against for social/economic reasons?

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Could you specify why he or she has been
discriminated?

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Do you think that school is the right place to talk
about social discrimination?

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In which subjects have you discussed social
and economical discrimination?
Most frequent answers:
•Social studies
•History
•English
•Dutch

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If yes, how often do you discuss social
discrimination in your classes?

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Should there be a female quota in business and
politics?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSQfz0_xFxw
25 facts about the Netherlands: